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FP110 - Ecuador REDD-plus RBP for results period 2014
Acknowledging Ecuador’s REDD+ 2014 results - a total volume of 4,831,679 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2eq) in emissions reductions - for GCF ... United Nations Framework on Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC) and have undergone technical assessment. They are now ...
Project > Public sector Ecuador 
FP129 - Afghanistan Rural Energy Market Transformation Initiative – Strengthening Resilience of Livelihoods Through Sustainable Energy Access
... and regulatory frameworks. With no connection to the electricity grid, most rural communities depend on ... and heating - which aggravates indoor air pollution, accelerates deforestation, and leads to carbon emissions. ... project is designed to kick-start a renewable energy market in rural Afghanistan. It will lay the necessary ...
Project > Public sector Afghanistan 
FP131 - Improving Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Communities and Ecosystems in the Gandaki River Basin, Nepal
While water resources for ecosystems are becoming ... as landslides and floods threaten the livelihoods of people in Nepal’s Gandaki River Basin region, currently ... the country's population and more than 40 ethnic groups. The project adopts an ecosystem-centred and ...
Project > Public sector Nepal 
FP132 - Enabling Implementation of Forest Sector Reform in Georgia to Reduce GHG Emissions from Forest Degradation
... heating during the country’s cold winters. This leads to forest degradation and a reduction of carbon ... capacity, which is projected to decrease by five times between 1990 and 2030. This project is designed to reduce ... carbon sequestration through the introduction of sustainable forest management in three Georgian regions. This ...
Project > Public sector Georgia 
FP133 - Resilience to hurricanes in the building sector in Antigua and Barbuda
... have experienced 15 hurricanes and 14 tropical storms. Set to be exacerbated by climate change, such events can lead to significant disruption of the country's power and ... adaptation is mainstreamed into the building sector and relevant financial mechanisms, as well as strengthening ...
Project > Public sector Antigua and Barbuda 
FP134 - Colombia REDD+ Results-based Payments for results period 2015-2016
... total volume of 6.95 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂eq) was presented to the GCF for results-based ... to invest in additional activities that support the implementation of its Integrated Strategy of Deforestation ... The project will also contribute to the sustainable management of forest areas, as well as strengthening the ...
Project > Public sector Colombia 
FP135 - Ecosystem-based Adaptation in the Indian Ocean – EBA IO
Small island developing states (SIDS) are extremely vulnerable to climate change, which poses severe threats to ... and marine and terrestrial ecosystems. This programme targets the most vulnerable populations of coastal and rural areas in four Indian ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries 
FP137 - Ghana Shea Landscape Emission Reductions Project
... harvesting of nuts from shea trees which are used in cosmetics is a key source of livelihoods in the region and ...
Project > Public sector Ghana 
FP138 - ASER Solar Rural Electrification Project
While almost all of Senegal’s urban areas have access to electricity, about 58 percent of people in rural areas do ... costs to run remote electricity assets, tied to low and widely dispersed electricity ...
Project > Public sector Senegal 
FP139 - Building resilience in the face of climate change within traditional rain fed agricultural and pastoral systems in Sudan
Sudan is one of the most drought susceptible countries in Africa. Drylands are home to nearly ... erratic rainfall has resulted in recurrent droughts, together with crop failures, livestock deaths, and the deepening of poverty levels. The project supports climate change adaptation ...
Project > Public sector Sudan 
FP140 - High Impact Programme for the Corporate Sector
... for chemicals and fertilizers, pulp and paper, non-ferrous metals, food processing, and textiles. This programme is GCF's first at-scale investment to promote the uptake of low-carbon ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries 
SAP014 - Forest resilience of Armenia, enhancing adaptation and rural green growth via mitigation
Armenia is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change in the Eastern Europe and ... Its forests are highly sensitive to climate change, while its rural population is dependent on fuelwood to meet their energy demands. By focusing on the forest-energy ...
Project > Public sector Armenia 
SAP015 - Promoting zero-deforestation cocoa production for reducing emissions in Côte d’Ivoire (PROMIRE)
... which is driven by cocoa production. This project will implement zero-deforestation agroforestry models in three ... and fair-trade cocoa production. Their access to markets will also be strengthened. Data will be used to ... selected villages. SAP015 Côte d'Ivoire 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 268 472 706 893 Promoting zero-deforestation cocoa ...
Project > Public sector Côte d'Ivoire 
SAP016 - Fiji Agrophotovoltaic Project in Ovalau
Fiji produces over half of its electricity from hydropower. However, the volatility of ... with an increase in climate variability, has compounded problems caused by the lack of a stable electricity supply. This project aims to overcome ...
Project > Private sector Fiji 
Green Climate Fund: USD 736 million for new projects and readiness strategy to accelerate climate action
... the Green Climate Fund (GCF) concluded its thirty-seventh meeting in Tbilisi, Georgia with major outcomes for climate ... The Board meeting marked the last one of GCF’s first replenishment period (2020-2023) having programmed a total of ... paves the way for important partnerships with new Accredited Entities from developing countries, some of which ...
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Adaptation
The challenge Adaptation needs are coming into sharp focus as the ... climate change are more evident. Increasing numbers of people worldwide are being affected by the higher frequency and ... that we are only now beginning to grasp in their entirety. The health, livelihoods and lives of billions of people ...
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Readiness: Delivery partners
... support windows NDAs/focal points and DAEs may choose to implement readiness support through direct access or by ... Service Providers . Put in place a streamlined and transparent competitive selection process through Mini ... include engagement with the Secretariat, countries and accredited entities to develop a project pipeline that aligns ...
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The positives of preparing for disaster
... support for climate change early warning systems Knowledge is power. In terms of climate change, this translates ... Pacific Regional Environment Programme ( SPREP ), a GCF Accredited Entity , is carrying out this five-year, USD 21.8 ... which can then be replicated across a variety of different sites. Joseph Intsiful, a GCF senior climate information and ...
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Policies: Administration
... and management of conflict of interests. They also set out draft provisions for privileges and immunities. Policies: Administration ...
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Appeals
... disclosure requests that have been denied may be appealed. An Information Appeals Panel (IAP) was established by ... 16 Oct 2019 The following procedural guidelines applicable to the handling of information appeals was agreed to by ...
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GCF support to the Great Green Wall
... in the west to Sudan in the east is particularly vulnerable to climate change ( Figure 1 ). Temperatures rising 1.5 ... of the world are causing more intense droughts and floods, leading to increased desertification and degradation and ... initiative was originally envisaged to create a 15 km vegetation barrier across the Sahel. However, it has evolved ...
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FP037 - Integrated Flood Management to Enhance Climate Resilience of the Vaisigano River Catchment in Samoa
... proof Samoa’s capital. Samoa’s economy and its people’s livelihoods have been heavily impacted by ... at 40 percent of the country’s GDP at the time. This reflected the undoing of years of economic gains in ... more frequent and extreme rainfall and wind events and sea level rise. This project will enable the Government of Samoa ...
Project > Public sector Samoa 
FP113 - TWENDE: Towards Ending Drought Emergencies: Ecosystem Based Adaptation in Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Rangelands
... - in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands. The project targets eleven counties in two major climate zones which have ... Building capacity and institutions for the improved implementation of devolution is seen as necessary to enhance ...
Project > Public sector Kenya 
FP199 - Public-Social-Private Partnerships for Ecologically-Sound Agriculture and Resilient Livelihood in Northern Tonle Sap Basin (PEARL)
The Northern Tonle Sap Basin (NTSB) in the center-west part of Cambodia is ... where farmers produce mainly cashew, mango, rice, and vegetables. The area is also severely threatened by climate change ...
Project > Public sector Cambodia 
SAP005 - Enhanced climate resilience of rural communities in central and north Benin through the implementation of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) in forest and agricultural landscapes
... change. The project objective is to halt the negative cycle of climate change, agricultural yield depletion and natural resource degradation in central and ...
Project > Public sector Benin 
SAP035 - Building the Adaptive Capacity of Sugarcane Farmers in Northern Belize (BaC-SuF)
Belize is highly vulnerable to climate change, particularly due to its low-lying islands facing challenges such as storms, hurricanes, droughts, floods, and the ... to enhance their resilience by implementing a seed cane variety programme, strengthening farming, water control, sharing ...
Project > Public sector Belize 
FP254 - GCF-IFC Scaling Resilient Water Infrastructure (RWI) Facility
The global climate crisis is interconnected with water, leading to greater variability in the water cycle, diminished resources, and rising CO2 emissions from ... d'Ivoire Tunisia Chile Peru Azerbaijan 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 GCF-IFC Scaling Resilient Water Infrastructure (RWI) Facility ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries 
FP258 - Multi-country Project Advancing Early Warnings for All (EW4All)
Worldwide, vulnerable communities face increasing risks due to the growing ... and droughts cause devastating loss of lives and assets, socio-economic instability and inequality. It is ... Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS). It will accelerate access to global and regional technical and ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries 
Financing low emissions, resilient development pathways
His Excellency, President of Senegal, Macky SalI; Her Excellency, Ms. Amina Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary General; Her Excellency, Ms. Sri Mulyani Indrawati, ... Christina Figueres, Founder of Global Optimism and former UNFCCC Executive Secretary; Dear Participants and colleagues. ...
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Project cycle
GCF Project Activity Cycle Strategy, origination and structuring Stage 1. Country ... analyse financial needs and gaps, and identify Accredited Entities (AEs) or partners to design and implement ... approval, the Secretariat publishes the RFP on the GCF website and other communication channels. The Secretariat then ...
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